Rodenticides — Agricultural Use in Botswana
Botswana: Rodenticides — Agricultural Use was 5 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Rodenticides — Agricultural Use in Botswana, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rodenticides — agricultural use in Botswana is 5 t, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, rodenticides — agricultural use in Botswana peaked at 7 t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5 t, in 1994.
That places Botswana 52nd out of 173 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Rodenticides — Agricultural Use in Botswana, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7 t | — |
| 1991 | 7 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 6 t | -14.3% |
| 1994 | 5 t | -16.7% |
| 1995 | 5 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6 t | +20.0% |
| 2000 | 6 t | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6 t | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6 t | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 t | -16.7% |
| 2005 | 5 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6 t | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 6 t | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6 t | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 t | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 5 t | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 t | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 5 t | -16.7% |
| 2014 | 5 t | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 t | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 6 t | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 t | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 t | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 5 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6 t | +20.0% |
| 2021 | 6 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5 t | -16.7% |
| 2024 | 5 t | +0.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 5 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1 t, 5.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 5 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1 t, 5.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.8 t | 5 t | 7 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.7 t | 5 t | 6 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4 t | 5 t | 6 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6 t | 5 t | 6 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More environment data for Botswana
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 6.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.381 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.443 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -4.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.3323 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rodenticides — agricultural use in Botswana?
- Rodenticides — agricultural use in Botswana was 5 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rodenticides — agricultural use recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 7 t in 1990.
- What is the lowest rodenticides — agricultural use recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 t in 1994.
- How does Botswana rank for rodenticides — agricultural use?
- Botswana ranks 52nd out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rodenticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rodenticides — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains statistics on the agricultural use of major pesticide groups and of relevant chemical families. Data are disseminated by country, with global coverage and are updated annually. The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains information on the use of major pesticide groups:1. Insecticides (Chlorinated hydrocarbons, Organo-phosphates, Carbamates-insecticides, Pyrethroids, Botanical and biological products and Others not elsewhere classified);2. Mineral Oils;3. Herbicides (Phenoxy hormone products, Triazines, Amides, Carbamates-herbicides, Dinitroanilines, Urea derivatives, Sulfonyl urea, Bipiridils, Uracil, Others not elsewhere classified);4. Fungicides and Bactericides (Inorganic, Dithiocarbamates, Benzimidazoles, Triazoles, Diazoles, Diazines, Morpholines, Others not elsewhere classified);5. Plant Growth Regulators;6. Rodenticides (Anti-coagulants, Cyanide Generators, Hypercalcaemics, Narcotics, Others not elsewhere classified);7. Other Pesticides NES (not elsewhere specified).